Voter Registration
What are qualifications to register/pre-register for voting? (give at least 2 answers)
What is 18 (16 to pre-register), US Citizen, not serving a felony sentence, including any period of probation, post-release supervision, or parole?
Who is the head of the Department of Public Instruction? This official is responsible for the daily administration of the state's public schools, grades pre-K through 12.
Who is the Superintendent of Public Instruction
True or false: If you are a US citizen who is living abroad, you are eligible to vote.
What is true?
What is an example of an issue that could impact you right now?
Answers may vary (ex. School resources, public transportation, crime prevention, healthcare)
Does the NC state governor have stronger or weaker veto power compared to other states?
What is the Governor has weaker veto power?
How can you register to vote?
What is by mail (filling out a registration form) or at the DMV?
What are some of the duties of the governor in NC? (give at least 2 answers)
What is preparing and recommending a budget to the general assembly, execution of laws, appointments, providing information to the general assembly, being a commander-in-chief of the military forces, etc.
Also known as mail-in voting, this process allows registered voters to receive ballots by mail to fill out at home and return before Election Day.
What is absentee voting?
Why is it just as important to vote in local and state elections as it is in national elections?
What is local and state elections hold a lot of power when it comes to how things are being run in that state and community, so it impacts you directly.
What type of legislation does the NC government have? (Bicameral or Unicameral)
What is a bicameral legislature?
True or false: You are required to affiliate with a political party when registering to vote.
What is false?
What are the duties of the general assembly? (give at least 2 answers)
What is establishing state budget, creating new laws (bills), proposing amendments to the state constitution, etc.
What is the deadline to request an absentee ballot?
What is 2 weeks before election day?
What are ways to advocate for social justice other than voting?
Answers may vary. (ex. Raise awareness, pre-register to vote, volunteer/join campaigns, become informed/do research)
How many senators are in the NC Senate
What is 50 senators?
What is the registration deadline for an election in NC?
What is 25 days before the election day?
Who is this executive officer and member of the Council of State, who charters corporations, commissions, notaries public, and does not oversee the state's elections.
What is the Secretary of State
How early can you request an absentee ballot?
What is 30 days before municipal elections?
True or False: Each vote carries more weight in local elections.
What is true? - Since there are fewer voters participating, margins can be thin and a single vote can be the decision maker on who gets elected.
How many representatives are in the NC House of Representatives?
What is 120 representatives?
What act was passed in 1965? This landmark civil rights legislation outlawed discriminatory voting practices, including some used to suppress registration, such as literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
Name 3 committees that members of the general assembly can join.
Answers may vary (ex. Education committee, judiciary committee, appropriations committee, energy and public utilities committee, rules/calendar/operations of the house)
What are the ways that voting rights are suppressed? (give at least 2 answers)
What is voter ID, voter fraud myths, state voting laws, and voter purges?
What was the voter turnout for the 2024 general election?
A: 58.88 %
B: 62.88 %
C: 13.5 %
D: 73.73 %
What is 73.73 % (D)
What is the youngest age that someone can run for local office in NC
What is 21 years old?